Coinciding with Cristiano Ronaldo’s upcoming “Savage Beauty” Mercurial Superfly is a matching take on the off-pitch version of the boot. A nod to Madeira, the volcanic Portuguese island on which CR7 was born, the “Savage Beauty” Free Mercurial Flyknit echoes the aesthetic of its on-pitch brethren, in this case coupling a black and purple upper with a speckled Free sole unit and a bold magma-esque motif across its oversized Swoosh.
Look for the Free Mercurial Superfly CR7 “Savage Beauty” to be available in limited quantities November 14 at select retailers, the Nike Football App and nike.com.
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You Can Now Call Kanye, Dr. West
Adding to his long list of achievements this year, Kanye West will now be receiving an honorary doctorate from the esteemed School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Following an interview with the Chicago Tribune in which the Atlanta-born, Chicago-bred rapper said he wish he had attended SAIC, Dean of Faculty and Vice-President of Academic Administration Lisa Wainwright reached out to West, believing he was worthy of the reputable distinction. In a letter to the SAIC Wainwright says “influential individuals earned this distinguished award through their work, which is always imaginative and aesthetically rich, and sometimes provocative and controversial, shifting the cultural landscape in significant ways.” Having briefly attended Chicago’s American Academy of Art and Chicago State University, soon-to-be Dr. West’s prior experiences in post-secondary education is what inspired his first three albums — The College Dropout, Late Registration and Graduation. The Commencement ceremony will take place on May 11.
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